Interview was good experience.
Very supporting and helping to get solution. But we have to write code in max optimised,
Even though he helped i couldnt answer optimised one, but coded brute force solution
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Google (New York, NY) in Jan 2026
Interview
4 rounds
2 vo - 1 technical 1 bq
2 onsite - 2 technical
no system design. all algorithm questions. not LC problems, one was adapted from top k and the other 2 were came up by the interviewers
algorithms were all correct. one week hr call saying not moving forward
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
for 3 technical rounds
1. top k variation, use a heap
2. a bunch of people running, with different initial position and speed, find number of leaders
3. string distance, need to define distance by yourself through clarification
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Google (Mountain View, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
round 1 - 45 min technical 45 min googleyness
round 2 - onsite at mountain view, ca, 2 45 min technical rounds. interviewers were all super nice and helpful. they were cool.